Before engaging in detailed analysis regarding the project’s research questions, we will first run general frequencies of SDPD stops to get a sense of overall trends. This helps us determine if our expected findings are likely to show up in the data and allows us to identify any trends we did not expect. The analysis will include:
General counts and percents of SDPD stops by key fields in RIPA data, e.g., stop reason, stop result, calls for service, race, age, searches, officer assignment.
General counts and percents of stops by Gang Suppression Unit and Special Operations Unit (if available) by key fields in RIPA data, e.g., stop reason, stop result, calls for service, race, age, searches.
Quick map of stop counts by police beat and for Gang Suppression Unit/Special Operations Unit.
–combine all tables by ‘all units’ + ‘just gang suppression unit’
Analysis cut by all unit types:
Year | Assignment | Call for Service | Total | Count | Percent | Average Stop Time (Mins) | Median Stop Time (Mins) | Min Stop Time (Mins) | Max Stop Time (Mins) | Total Time (Mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | All units | No | 86,632 | 79,416 | 91.7 | 27.4 | 10.0 | 1 | 1,440 | 2,173,760 |
2022 | All units | Yes | 86,632 | 7,216 | 8.3 | 59.3 | 30.0 | 1 | 1,220 | 428,183 |
Analysis filtered for gang suppression unit:
Year | Assignment | Call for Service | Total | Count | Percent | Average Stop Time (Mins) | Median Stop Time (Mins) | Min Stop Time (Mins) | Max Stop Time (Mins) | Total Time (Mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Gang enforcement | No | 420 | 397 | 94.5 | 29.3 | 15 | 1 | 300 | 11,613 |
2022 | Gang enforcement | Yes | 420 | 23 | 5.5 | 123.9 | 120 | 20 | 260 | 2,850 |
Year | All Units Total | Gang Suppression Unit Total |
|---|---|---|
2018 | 69,766 | 1,501 |
2019 | 142,663 | 3,263 |
2020 | 116,754 | 1,592 |
2021 | 104,561 | 643 |
2022 | 79,416 | 397 |
2023 | 21,578 | 95 |
Year | Patrol Assignment | Total | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Patrol, traffic enforcement, field operations | 79,416 | 77,386 | 97.4 |
2022 | Other | 79,416 | 1,121 | 1.4 |
2022 | Gang enforcement | 79,416 | 397 | 0.5 |
2022 | Investigative/detective | 79,416 | 304 | 0.4 |
2022 | Narcotics/vice | 79,416 | 108 | 0.1 |
2022 | Special events | 79,416 | 45 | 0.1 |
2022 | K1-12 public school inlcuding school resource officer or school police officer | 79,416 | 43 | 0.1 |
2022 | Task force | 79,416 | 10 | 0.0 |
2022 | Compliance check | 79,416 | 2 | 0.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Reasonable Suspicion | 679,019 | 337,579 | 49.7 |
Traffic Violation | 679,019 | 310,160 | 45.7 |
Investigation to determine whether the person was truant | 679,019 | 8,966 | 1.3 |
Known to be on Parole / Probation / PRCS / Mandatory Supervision | 679,019 | 7,705 | 1.1 |
Knowledge of outstanding arrest warrant/wanted person | 679,019 | 7,396 | 1.1 |
Consensual Encounter resulting in a search | 679,019 | 7,170 | 1.1 |
Determine whether the student violated school policy | 679,019 | 36 | 0.0 |
Possible conduct warranting discipline under Education Code sections 48900, 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4 and 48900.7 | 679,019 | 7 | 0.0 |